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Nellie Kershaw and the First Known Asbestosis Death

3:07 Published December 21, 2022

Nellie Kershaw began working with asbestos as a teenager and died at only 33 years old. Her case became one of the earliest known examples of fatal asbestosis and helped reveal the deadly risks workers faced when handling asbestos fibers.

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